Chapter 1076, Princess Chun'an
When the second prince and the fifth prince attended the morning court, they were reprimanded in public by the emperor, and the scolding was quite severe.
As soon as the court was opened, the news spread everywhere.
Not long after, news came out that this was Xiao Yeyang's revenge against the second prince and the fifth prince.
At Prince Ping's mansion, Daohua frowned and looked at Xiao Yeyang after hearing the news: "How could such news be spread?"
Xiao Yeyang sneered twice: "It's nothing more than someone trying to muddy the waters so that the Second and Fifth Princes can shift their attention to Prince Ping's Mansion."
Rice Flower: “Who is it?”
Xiao Yeyang: "Either the eldest prince or the sixth prince."
Daohua: "Your Majesty won't believe it, will he?"
Xiao Yeyang smiled but didn't answer directly: "I am now in charge of Xiliang, and I am also considered a local official. The emperor's uncle certainly doesn't want to see me meddling in the affairs of the capital, especially when it comes to the dispute over the crown prince."
As he said this, he handed the two secret letters he had received earlier to Daohua.
Daohua looked at Xiao Yeyang, opened the letter, and after reading the contents, she looked a little surprised: "Is this true?"
The letter listed many illegal acts committed by the second prince and the fifth prince.
In order to gain possession of the land of Wolong, the Second Prince secretly ordered the Bai family to seize the fields of several villages.
The fifth prince colluded with local officials everywhere, and when they gathered together, he said a lot of disloyal words.
Compared with these, accepting bribes is just a small matter.
Xiao Yeyang took the letter back with a sneer: "Someone wants to use me as a knife." Seeing Daohua's worried face, he smiled and sat beside her.
"Don't worry, our family doesn't need any meritorious service. The Emperor's uncle knows this very well. When I received these secret letters, I sent a copy to the Emperor's uncle."
"I did intervene in the Second and Fifth Princes' affairs, but I wasn't the one who fanned the flames. Whoever jumps around the most will be in trouble."
The imperial palace.
The emperor narrowed his eyes as he looked at the news brought by the imperial guards. The news said that the person behind the scenes fanning the flames was the eldest prince.
After a while, the Emperor looked at Eunuch An and said, "Yeyang revealed the news to both the eldest and the sixth brother, but only the eldest brother took action. What does this mean?"
Eunuch An lowered his head and didn't dare to respond.
The emperor sneered, "My sixth son, is he truly a brother who doesn't want to do anything bad behind my back, or is he more scheming?"
There was another long silence.
The Emperor spoke again, but suddenly mentioned the Third Prince: "It's been more than ten years since the Third Prince was banished to visit the imperial mausoleum. Concubine Shu is quite patient. She hasn't mentioned the Third Prince once in all these years."
"Old Three dared to collude with the Jiang family to seize my throne. Do you think Old Six, who shares the same mother as Old Three, would have the same courage?"
Eunuch An lowered his head even lower, and even his breathing became lighter.
The emperor didn't want to hear what Eunuch An had to say. When he heard the twins' laughter coming from outside the palace, he stood up and strode out of the palace.
Looking at Xiao Mokuan, who often came to the Qing Palace with Daozi and Xiao Moleng, the emperor's eyes flickered and he asked the eunuch An beside him, "I heard that Mokuan often plays with Daozi and Xiao Moleng?"
Eunuch An nodded quickly: "When Prince Mo Xi was doing his homework, it was usually His Highness Mo Kuan who accompanied the young princess and the others."
The emperor smiled and said, "He is very patient."
Eunuch An smiled and nodded. His Highness Mo Kuan was only thirteen or fourteen years old, which was when he was very active. He could patiently play with a three-year-old child, which showed that he had some self-control.
The emperor didn't ask any more questions and walked towards Daomang with a smile.
When Dao Mang saw the emperor coming, he immediately pounced on him and wanted to pull him to play Cuju together.
The emperor smiled and started playing with the twins, but after a while, he became a little out of breath.
Seeing this, Dao Mang pulled him to sit down and rest, and asked with a distressed look on his face, "Grandpa Emperor, are you tired? Didn't you say last time that you wanted to find someone to help you?"
The emperor smiled and picked up the little girl and sat her on his lap. "Then who do you think we should ask to help Grandpa?"
Daomang: "Fourth brother."
The emperor noticed that Xiao Mokuan slowed down in picking up the Cuju ball. After a moment's thought, he continued, "Your fourth brother needs to study. We shouldn't delay him."
Dao Mang: "Then let uncle and the others come to help. Grandpa Huang, you have so many sons, you shouldn't tire yourself out."
The emperor smiled and asked, "What do you think of your uncle?"
Dao Mang didn't reply but asked, "Can uncle help Grandpa Huang?"
The emperor looked at Xiao Mokuan who had stopped walking, and narrowed his eyes: "It should be possible."
Dao Mang: "If Uncle can help Grandpa Huang, then I like him."
Looking at the little girl's innocent and pure black eyes, the emperor's eyes were full of smiles: "Daomang is really filial."
Dao Mang raised his chin and said, "Grandpa Huang likes Dao Mang, and Dao Mang also likes Grandpa Huang."
On that day, the emperor called the eldest prince to the Qianqing Palace and did not let him leave the palace until dark.
This continued for the next few days.
This scene made many people feel uneasy.
On April 26th, the emperor celebrated his 60th birthday. On this day, the whole capital was celebrating, with lights and decorations everywhere, making it even more lively than the Chinese New Year.
Daohua and Xiao Yeyang got up early, packed up, and went to Pingxi Hall, waiting for Prince Ping to bring everyone into the palace to celebrate his birthday.
When they arrived at the palace gate, officials were already lining up in a long queue waiting to enter the palace to celebrate the emperor's birthday.
The emperor accepted everyone's kneeling worship in the Zheng Hall and gave a banquet in the Taihe Hall.
At the banquet, the emperor took advantage of the fact that everyone was drunk and announced an edict in public.
Daohua, who was sitting below, didn't hear anything else except that her daughter was named Princess Chun'an.
"Your Majesty, I bow to thank you for your grace!"
Prince Ping was the first to react and immediately stood up and knelt.
Xiao Yeyang also quickly pulled Daohua out and knelt down to express his gratitude.
The emperor smiled and asked the three of them to stand up. He looked at Daomang, who was blinking her round black eyes and had a confused look on her face, and lovingly wiped the dirty corners of her mouth: "You are now a distinguished little princess. Are you happy?"
His mother had lived a lonely life, and he could do nothing to make up for it. He could only give the greatest honor and favor to Daomang, who looked very much like his mother.
Daomang tilted his head and asked, "Do you have a house?" After a pause, he added, "One that's the same size as my older and younger brothers."
The emperor laughed heartily. "Yes, I'll build you a princess's mansion when you grow up, okay?"
Dao Mang grinned at this time: "Then I also have a house to inherit."
Looking at the little girl's satisfied smile, the emperor also smiled.
Below, the officials did not find this reward surprising at all. Considering the love that the emperor had shown for Princess Chun'an during this period, rewarding her was only a matter of time.
Furthermore, Xiao Yeyang’s political achievements in Xiliang over the years have indeed been outstanding, especially the grain seeds he donated during last year’s drought, which helped many people.
He is already the King of Weiyuan, so it is not easy to give him any more rewards. Now everyone can accept the reward by giving it to his daughter.
But soon, many people began to feel jealous.
Xiao Yeyang's three children now all have titles. The eldest son is the prince, the second son is the duke, and the daughter is a princess.
This configuration makes people envious and crazy.
(End of this chapter)
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